All matters of discipline are dealt with in accordance with the University Act. Pursuant to section 61 of the Act, the President of the University has the power to suspend a student and to deal summarily with any matter of student discipline. Student Discipline at the University is governed by the Student Conduct and Discipline section of the UBC Vancouver Calendar and the Student Discipline section of the UBC Okanagan Calendar. However, the specific provisions of the UBC Calendar do not limit, and should not be construed as limiting in any way, the general authority conferred on the President by the University Act and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the President may deviate from or modify the processes set out in the Calendar at any time, either generally or for a particular case of alleged misconduct.
To advise the President on matters of non-academic misconduct at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan, the President has established the President’s UBC Vancouver Non-Academic Misconduct Committee and the President’s UBC Okanagan Non-Academic Misconduct Committee, respectively. The Rules for the President’s UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan Non-Academic Misconduct Committees set out the usual procedure to be followed when an allegation of non-academic misconduct is made against a UBC student.
In accordance with the Rules for the President’s UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan Non-Academic Misconduct Committees, the Office of the University Counsel has prescribed the following forms:
- Statement of Allegations (for the Student Conduct Manager)
- Student’s Documents and Witness List (for the respondent student)
Note that incidents of suspected non-academic misconduct that involve sexual misconduct will be addressed pursuant to UBC’s Sexual Misconduct Policy (SC17) and its investigatory process, and not by either campus’s respective Non-Academic Misconduct Committees. More information as to the process under UBC’s Sexual Misconduct Policy (SC17) is found on the UBC Investigations Office website.
The President’s UBC Vancouver Non-Academic Misconduct Committee:
Chair:
Dr. Janine Benedet, K.C., Professor, Allard School of Law
Members:
Ms. Trisha Agrawal, Undergraduate Student, Sauder School of Business
Ms. Eunice Chan, Undergraduate Student, Psychology
Ms. Katherine Feng, Medical (MD) Student, Medicine
Mr. Shorya Goyal, Undergraduate Student, Psychology
Ms. Elaine Huang, Undergraduate Student, Biochemistry & Forensic Science
Ms. Khushi Kararha, Undergraduate Student, Psychology
Mr. Linkai Liu, Undergraduate Student, Integrated Sciences
Ms. Dami Mabadeje, Undergraduate Student, Integrated Sciences
Ms. Lauren Van Doorn, Undergraduate Student, Political Science
The President’s UBC Okanagan Non-Academic Misconduct Committee:
Chair:
Dr. Dana Lowton, Assistant Director, Global Engagement Office
Members:
Ms. Amrit Badyal, Undergraduate Student, Civil Engineering & Master of Management
Ms. Jenna Bierwirth, Undergraduate Student, Political Science
Ms. Kieanna Boomer-Jones, Medical (MD) Student, Medicine
Mr. Pierre Chu, Undergraduate Student, Zoology
Mr. Alexander Dow, Graduate Student, Interdisciplinary Studies
Ms. Kate Sturgess, Undergraduate Student, Nursing